Process control is distinct and separate from the data gathering function in a quality program. While process control regulates the functions, data gathering is used to ______________.

Related MCQs

• A quality audit is a powerful tool in any quality improvement program. For a project that is starting a quality improvement program, the initial audit is used to ______________.
• Each project needs a quality program plan to define the parameters of the overall approach to meeting quality requirements. As a minimum, the quality program plan addresses ______________.
• Juran's Quality trilogy emphasizes the roles of quality planning, quality control and ______________
• The Pareto Principle is a technique used by quality managers to determine which quality control problems concerning a particular service or manufacturing process should be corrected. Which of the following statements best represents the philosophy employed by this principle?
• When data is plotted on the control charts, the data is of two types: R and -bar. The R data represent points of a ______________ while the X-bar data represent points of a (n) ______________.
• In the quality area, process control is becoming an important element of the manufacturing to rigorous specifications to provide a consistently uniform output. The control of a process is divided into controlling temperatures, pressures, flows, ______________, and levels in terms of rates and time.
• A quality program within a project should be based on ______________ of errors to improve productivity along with quality levels.
• From a consumer perspective quality is determined by ______________ while from a producers perspective quality is determined by ______________.
• Factory A produces 100 pieces of wooden legs used in manufacturing tables in 1 hour. The factory in total works for 3 hours. The quality manager decided to check the quality of the output by measuring the length of the legs (in cms). He decides to collect three samples (one for each hour). The sample size for each sample is fixed at 5. The data collected is present in the following table: What is the mean and range of leg length in sample 1?
• Statistical Process Control is used in quality programs to determine whether repetitive operations meet predictable standards. The process uses ______________ to permit accurate monitoring of the operation.